Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wentworth Castle, The Piece Halls and more...
National Lottery ticket holders will be able to visit some of Leeds’ , and indeed Yorkshire's best known museums as part of the National Lottery Open Week. Celebrate the staggering £30 million raised by the National Lottery players for ‘good causes’ every week.
You can use a National Lottery ticket, Scratchcard or Instant Win Game to gain entry at select venues across the UK from Saturday 18 March - Sunday 26 March 2023- and naturally it's a great way to celebrate Mother's Day and head out with the family for less.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
West Bretton, Wakefield | Free entry to YSP
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Discover: A leading international centre for modern and contemporary sculpture over in Wakefield with over 100 modern and contemporary artworks- including work from Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, and Ai Weiwei.
Discover: The only Grade 1 listed landscape in South Yorkshire - a huge estate with two castles and gardens, and fascinating history of fierce family rivalry.
Discover: A 17th century manor house overlooking the River Aire used for filming the 1992 movie Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and 2017 BBC TV series Gunpowder.
Theoffer: Free entry Running on select dates, 18–22 March, 25–26 March
Sharrowvale Road, Sheffield | Monday 24 March 12-2pm
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Discover: Sheffield Mind Magpies Project showcase event is an opportunity to learn about the important work of the non-profit, gain an understanding of Hoarding and how it can affect those that live with it.
She's big, she's green and she's ready to ruin your figure.
A lot of you will have seen the viral ‘Bertha’ cake by Leeds born beloved sweet treat specialists Get Baked.
They recently opened another site in Manchester's Northern Quarter, where queues literally formed round the block of hungry punters wanting to get their hands on the infamous sugary treats.
And now it's going to happen all over again, as they've recently unveiled their newest flavour which is sure to go down a storm.
We’ll give you a hint: it’s a current food and drink trend that’s about as big as Bertha herself – it’s not matcha, it’s not hot honey (duh), and it’s not Guinness…
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Yes—scratch that; HELL YES!Get Baked is set to welcome Bertha’s equally beautiful twin sister, and she’s officially a pistachio girlie.
Having started out life simply as ‘Bruce’, after taking inspiration from the iconic scene from Matilda, this thing has become a phenomenon in its own right, and who doesn’t like more flavours of a good thing?
Probably one of the biggest foodie crazes going at the minute, thanks to the popularity of pistachio cream, cookies, lattes and the similar social media sensation that is the ‘Dubai Pistachio Bar' people are rather fittingly going nuts for this particular flavour of almost absolutely anything.
With that in mind, the Leeds-born bakery and dessert shop – founded by Rich Myers over in Headingley back in 2011 – have shown no hesitation in hopping on the bandwagon and creating a new twist on their own viral menu item.
Teasing the full details in a post on their Instagram this week, they wrote: “What’s big, green, and is going to destroy your life in a couple of weeks’ time? Pistachio Bertha. Strictly limited to 5,000 slices. Coming oh so soon. GB.”
In case you were wondering just how mad those with a sweet tooth could possibly go for a slice of cake, just look at the recent queues when they finally launched in Manchester city centre:
Speaking on the grand opening here on our turf and his partner Amy’s hometown, Myers said simply: “Manchester, what a launch. Thanks for much for the warm welcome. Stay baked.”
Leeds Tattoo Expo to return to the First Direct Arena for 10th anniversary
Clementine Hall
The tenth annual Leeds Tattoo Expo will showcase some of the best in tattooing both local and internationally.
If you fancy getting yourself a fancy new bit of ink, then look no further than the iconic Leeds Tattoo Expo that will be returning to the First Direct Arena this June.
Taking place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025, over 200 tattooists and 70 traders will be flocking to the city to show off their skills.
And not only that, but there’ll also be a whole host of market traders for you to browse as well as live music to have a boogie to.
The artists will be tattooing with options for both pre-booked appointments and walk ups available throughout the weekend.
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There will also be a piercer, tooth gems and a henna artist ready to adorn your body.
Alongside getting tattooed, there’s plenty to do and to see over the whole weekend; there'll be an alternative drawing class, an illustrators market with kids’ workshops provided by Art Gecko, an art fusion event on the main stage, burlesque performances and competitions, a small vintage clothing pop-up, fire breathing and break dancing demonstrations in the square outside the arena.
The annual tattoo competitions will also be taking place each evening, where tattooists showcase their work to a panel of judges, sponsored by Killer Ink!
To celebrate Leeds Tattoo Expo's tenth anniversary, they'll be hosting a Pre-Party at Belgrave Music Hall on Thursday 5 June which is a completely free entry event complete with live music and free pizza.
You can find out more about the event and book your tickets here via the First Direct Arena's website.
Sophie Smith -
8th March 2023 
